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Be aware that ACEIs can occasionally cause small-bowel angioedema Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) can induce small-bowel angioedema, leading to symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Be aware that ACEIs can occasionally cause small-bowel angioedema

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) can induce small-bowel angioedema, leading to symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

AFMC provides update on IMGs and first-iteration matches in Ontario Last year, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice put a judicial stay ‘temporarily putting a stop to the Ontario government policy requiring IMGs applying to Ontario-based positions in the first iterat...

AFMC provides update on IMGs and first-iteration matches in Ontario

Carmen Wyton, president and chair of the board of directors of the Women's Health Coalition, helped draft the initial bill S-243.

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What’s the plan? New bill before Senate aims to provide a framework for women’s health Bill S-243 is meant to legislate the creation of some structure to existing and future funding and initiatives.

What’s the plan? New bill before Senate aims to provide a framework for women’s health

Bill S-243 is meant to legislate the creation of some structure to existing and future funding and initiatives.

My genes crafted a brain aneurysm and the expertise of researchers and doctors saved me Because of new surgery techniques—that weren't available to my relatives who suffered the same affliction as I do—I'm here and able to exercise my love of language.

Defunding scientific research and maligning doctors’ expertise matters: a perspective from my emergency room visit.

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What’s the plan? New bill before Senate aims to provide a framework for women’s health Bill S-243 is meant to legislate the creation of some structure to existing and future funding and initiatives.

What’s the plan? New bill before Senate aims to provide a framework for women’s health

Bill S-243 is meant to legislate the creation of some structure to existing and future funding and initiatives.

Updated Canadian guidelines for use of rabies vaccine for pre-exposure prophylaxis National Advisory Committee on Immunization addresses risk groups, dosage schedules, routes of administration and vaccine interchangeability.

Updated Canadian guidelines for use of rabies vaccine for pre-exposure prophylaxis

National Advisory Committee on Immunization addresses risk groups, dosage schedules, routes of administration and vaccine interchangeability.

WRITING CONTEST: 2026 Resident Voices contest for medical residents Tell us a story! This year, the theme of the contest is Lessons in Communication, with a grand prize of a $500 Visa gift card.

WRITING CONTEST: 2026 Resident Voices contest for medical residents

This year, the theme of the contest is Lessons in Communication.

We'll publish a selection of your stories and our editorial team will select one submission to win a grand prize of a $500 VISA gift card.

CMA survey finds more patients getting health misinformation from AI sources Of the survey respondents, 64% said they encountered health information online that they later learned was false or misleading—occasionally, often or all the time.

CMA survey finds more patients getting health misinformation from AI sources

Oral HIV self-test approved for sale, advocates say it’s key to elimination An oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20 minutes and has been used in the U.S. for well over a decade is finally coming to Canada.

Oral HIV self-test approved for sale, advocates say it’s key to elimination

Babies given peanuts, fish, eggs early less likely to become allergic, study affirms Senior author Dr. Derek Chu says researchers analyzed more than 190 food allergy studies from around the world to identify the strongest risk factors in developing food allergies.

Babies given peanuts, fish, eggs early less likely to become allergic, study affirms

‘IMGs are all stuck driving taxis:’ Tackling myths around Canadian medical education The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada’s new website and campaign takes down misconceptions one by one.

‘IMGs are all stuck driving taxis:’ Tackling myths around Canadian medical education

The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada’s new website and campaign takes down misconceptions one by one.

WRITING CONTEST: 2026 Resident Voices contest for medical residents Tell us a story! This year, the theme of the contest is Lessons in Communication, with a grand prize of a $500 Visa gift card.

WRITING CONTEST: 2026 Resident Voices contest for medical residents

This year, the theme of the contest is Lessons in Communication.

We'll publish a selection of your stories and our editorial team will select one submission to win a grand prize of a $500 VISA gift card.

Game called on account of norovirus: Canada’s defence of Olympic women’s hockey gold has been delayed Canada’s opening game against Finland at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics was postponed because the Finns were struck with the norovirus.

Game called on account of norovirus: Canada’s defence of Olympic women’s hockey gold has been delayed

Canada’s opening game against Finland at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics was postponed because the Finns were struck with the norovirus.

New survey suggests Canadians feel healthcare system has deteriorated The latest results say half of respondents reported that they either don’t have a family doctor or struggle to see the one they do have.

A new survey suggests Canadians feel the healthcare system has deteriorated over the last decade as they increasingly struggle to access family doctors and encounter hurdles to seeing specialists.

Could this antiretroviral combat glioblastoma? There may be a new way to slow the growth of glioblastoma with a medication already on the pharmacy shelf, new Canadian research finds.

Could this antiretroviral combat glioblastoma?

There may be a new way to slow the growth of glioblastoma with a medication already on the pharmacy shelf, new Canadian research finds.

New travel medicine resources for healthcare professionals in Canada Public Health Agency of Canada issues a comprehensive list of resources to aid, inform and educate Canadian healthcare professionals providing travel medicine services.

New travel medicine resources for healthcare professionals in Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada issues a comprehensive list of resources to aid, inform and educate Canadian healthcare professionals providing travel medicine services.

Regulators amend Atlantic Registry after doctor charged with sexual assault Regulators say loophole won’t happen again after change—while withholding specific details.

Regulators amend Atlantic Registry after doctor charged with sexual assault

Regulators say loophole won’t happen again after change—while withholding specific details.

Survey: What do you think of AI-powered medical search tools? The Medical Post is interested to know if you have used any of these AI-powered medical search tools, how often you use them, what you use them for and what you think of them.

SURVEY FOR PHYSICIANS

The Medical Post is interested to know if you have used any of these AI-powered medical search tools, how often you use them, what you use them for and what you think of them.

Vancouver doctor arrested for alleged sex assaults of teenage patients Vancouver police say the charges come after a multi-year investigation beginning in March 2023.

Vancouver doctor arrested for alleged sex assaults of teenage patients

This IMG has Canadian training, but you wouldn't know it from the CPSO website Now that the CPSO physician register no longer shows any information on postgraduate training, one IMG who did her residency in Canada worries her patients may incorrectly conclude that their doctor h...

This IMG has Canadian training, but you wouldn't know it from the CPSO website

AI scribe colossus from Down Under gains foothold in Canada 79% of Heidi users in Canada are content with the free version of its software.

AI scribe colossus from Down Under gains foothold in Canada

79% of Heidi users in Canada are content with the free version of its software.

Is your cancer patient colour-blind? It could make a huge difference for this type of cancer Study suggests colour vision deficiency may impact patients’ outcomes.

Is your cancer patient colour-blind? It could make a huge difference for this type of cancer

UCalgary-made resource on fermented food could have mealtime impact nationally The ultimate goal of the project is to gather research evidence on the health benefits of fermented foods to push for their greater prominence in Canada’s Food Guide.

UCalgary-made resource on fermented food could have mealtime impact nationally

Go screen yourself! BC’s approach to cervical cancer screening is working By offering this HPV test and the more traditional Pap test, B.C. is boosting the number of people getting tested for cervical cancer for the first time, said Dr. Lily Proctor, a surgical gynecologic ...

Go screen yourself!

BC’s approach to cervical cancer screening is working

Sleep-tracking devices have limits. Experts want users to know what they are Millions of people rely on phone apps and wearable devices like rings, smartwatches and sensors to monitor how well they’re sleeping, but these trackers don’t necessarily measure sleep directly.

Sleep-tracking devices have limits. Experts want users to know what they are

A new research review looks at what the literature actually says about acetaminophen and pregnancy The latest research review looked at 43 studies and concluded that the most rigorous ones, such as those that compare siblings, provide strong evidence that taking the drug commonly known as paracetam...

A new review of studies has found that taking Tylenol during pregnancy doesn’t increase the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities—adding to the growing body of research refuting claims made by the Trump administration.

‘I do not want to see municipalities cut cheques’ says Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones Speaking at a Rural Ontario Municipal Association event, Jones denounced the practice of added financial incentives from cities and towns to draw new physicians in.

‘I do not want to see municipalities cut cheques’ says Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones

Speaking at a Rural Ontario Municipal Association event, Jones denounced the practice of added financial incentives from cities and towns to draw new physicians in.